CHATHAM – Chatham High School has every reason to be proud of its speech and theater teams. 12 Chatham High School theater students took home 13 awards in the 2023 Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey Governor’s Awards, held at Montclair State University on Friday, Jan. 10. Ten CHS students were also named finalists. “This was a record-breaking year for CHS Theatre students–taking home 20 awards in total. I am beyond proud of their hard work and dedication to this event. The encouragement and support they provide one another throughout the day is truly unmatched,” said CHS theatre teacher Laura Russo. The following students received awards: Winners: Tommy Nonnenmacher – Senior Scholarship Winner Julia Wilcox – 1st Place Contrasting Monologues Tommy Nonnenmacher – 1st Place Musical Solo Emma Eveleth – 1st Place Short Film Ellie Herr – 1st Place Pantomime Solo Sophia Insua and Madi Kaplan – 1st Place Pantomime Pairs Matt Engel and Tommy Nonnenmacher – 2nd Place Comedic Pairs Morgan McGarry – 3rd Place Dramatic Monologue {p dir=”ltr”}• Charley Baird-Hassell and Madi Kaplan – 4th Place Dramatic Pairs {p dir=”ltr”}• Evie Dittmann & Sydney Hnatov – 4th Place Comedic Pairs {p dir=”ltr”}• Evie Dittmann – 5th Place Contrasting Monologues {p dir=”ltr”}• Andrew Krautheim – 6th Place Comedic Monologue {p dir=”ltr”}• Charley Baird-Hassell & Andrew Krautheim – 6th Place Improv Pairs {p dir=”ltr”}The following students were named finalists: {p dir=”ltr”}• JJ Horan – Comedic Monologue {p dir=”ltr”}• Matt Engel and Tommy Nonnenmacher – Dramatic Pairs {p dir=”ltr”}• Ellie Herr – Contrasting Monologues {p dir=”ltr”}• Jonas Wilcox – Contrasting Monologues {p dir=”ltr”}• Sadie Javello – Contrasting Monologues {p dir=”ltr”}• Charley Baird-Hassell and Niamh O’Connor – Musical Pairs {p dir=”ltr”}• Matt Engel & Gabrielle Vecciarelli – Musical Pairs
CHATHAM – Chatham High School has every reason to be proud of its speech and theater teams. Twelve Chatham High School theater students took home 13 awards in the 2023 Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey Governor’s Awards, held at Montclair State University on Friday, Jan. 10. Ten CHS students were also named finalists. “This was a record-breaking year for CHS Theatre students–taking home 20 awards in total. I am beyond proud of their hard work and dedication to this event. The encouragement and support they provide one another throughout the day is truly unmatched,” said CHS theatre teacher Laura Russo. The following students received awards: {p dir=”ltr”}Winners: {p dir=”ltr”}• Tommy Nonnenmacher – Senior Scholarship Winner {p dir=”ltr”}• Julia Wilcox – 1st Place Contrasting Monologues {p dir=”ltr”}• Tommy Nonnenmacher – 1st Place Musical Solo {p dir=”ltr”}• Emma Eveleth – 1st Place Short Film {p dir=”ltr”}• Ellie Herr – 1st Place Pantomime Solo {p dir=”ltr”}• Sophia Insua and Madi Kaplan – 1st Place Pantomime Pairs {p dir=”ltr”}• Matt Engel and Tommy Nonnenmacher – 2nd Place Comedic Pairs {p dir=”ltr”}• Morgan McGarry – 3rd Place Dramatic Monologue {p dir=”ltr”}• Charley Baird-Hassell and Madi Kaplan – 4th Place Dramatic Pairs {p dir=”ltr”}• Evie Dittmann & Sydney Hnatov – 4th Place Comedic Pairs {p dir=”ltr”}• Evie Dittmann – 5th Place Contrasting Monologues {p dir=”ltr”}• Andrew Krautheim – 6th Place Comedic Monologue {p dir=”ltr”}• Charley Baird-Hassell & Andrew Krautheim – 6th Place Improv Pairs {p dir=”ltr”}The following students were named finalists: {p dir=”ltr”}• JJ Horan – Comedic Monologue {p dir=”ltr”}• Matt Engel and Tommy Nonnenmacher – Dramatic Pairs {p dir=”ltr”}• Ellie Herr – Contrasting Monologues {p dir=”ltr”}• Jonas Wilcox – Contrasting Monologues {p dir=”ltr”}• Sadie Javello – Contrasting Monologues {p dir=”ltr”}• Charley Baird-Hassell and Niamh O’Connor – Musical Pairs {p dir=”ltr”}• Matt Engel & Gabrielle Vecciarelli – Musical Pairs